14.07¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn / MN ]
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn electricity rates in Minnesota
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+1.4%
vs 2024
26,275
residential customers
+19.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn's average effective residential rate (14.07¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.77¢ | — | 23,836 |
| 2016 | 11.15¢ | +3.5% | 24,138 |
| 2017 | 11.23¢ | +0.7% | 24,414 |
| 2018 | 11.24¢ | +0.1% | 24,688 |
| 2019 | 11.53¢ | +2.6% | 24,897 |
| 2020 | 11.80¢ | +2.3% | 25,139 |
| 2021 | 12.17¢ | +3.1% | 25,483 |
| 2022 | 11.59¢ | −4.8% | 25,735 |
| 2023 | 12.72¢ | +9.8% | 25,910 |
| 2024 | 13.88¢ | +9.1% | 26,138 |
| 2025 | 14.07¢ | +1.4% | 26,275 |
How this compares
15.83¢
Minnesota average, 2025
−11.1%
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn vs MN 2025 average
−18.3%
vs US 2025 average
#29
priciest in MN
Serves 6 counties in Minnesota: Douglas, Kandiyohi, Morrison, Pope, Stearns, Todd. 43 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn's average residential rate has gone from 10.77¢ to 14.07¢ per kWh: +30.6% over 10 years, or about +2.7% a year. It rose in 9 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +9.8% in 2023. The largest drop was −4.8% in 2022.
For a home using 743 kWh a month, the Minnesota average, Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn's 2025 rate works out to about $1,254 a year, $157 less than at Minnesota's average rate of 15.83¢. Of the 46 Minnesota utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 29th most expensive.
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn served 23,836 homes in 2015 and 26,275 in 2025 (+10.2%), under 1% of Minnesota's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn's rates
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn raising rates in 2026?
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +1.4% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn charge per kWh?
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn's average effective residential rate was 14.07¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Minnesota's 2025 average was 15.83¢.
How much have Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn rates gone up in five years?
+19.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Minnesota as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn have in Minnesota?
26,275 residential customers in 2025, across 6 counties including Douglas, Kandiyohi, Morrison, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)